Manifold and station for mounting steam/condensate responsive devices in a condensate return line
US6467503B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87265
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A station for mounting a steam/condensate responsive device in a condensate return line comprises a housing block having front and back faces, opposite end faces and top and bottom faces. The back face has a mount for removably mounting a steam/condensate responsive device. The end faces has inlet and outlet ports for connection in a condensate return line. The bottom face has a third port. An inlet valve and outlet valve are operatively interposed between and control flow between the mount and corresponding ones of the inlet and outlet ports. The inlet and outlet valves are located on and extending forward from the front face. The inlet and outlet valves are angled acutely upwardly along the front face. A compact manifold assembly mounts a plurality of such stations. A screen may be interposed between the inlet valve and mount to bar contaminant particles from the steam/condensate responsive device. A bleed port may be interposed between the inlet port and inlet valve to bleed off contaminants, resulting from work on the steam system upstream from the station, before opening the inlet valve.
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